Name
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 (Interviewee)
Edwin, Ed (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Thurgood Marshall, 1977
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Thurgood Marshall, 1977
Abstract
Childhood in Baltimore; education, Lincoln University, 1930, Howard University Law School, 1933; 1936-61, assistant first counsel, Special Counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; impressions of civil rights cases, 1940s-70s, many judges, political figures, race riots; black press, leaders, civil rights organizations; Kenyan and Nigerian nationalism; 1961-65, United Stat es circuit judge; 1965, appointment as Solicitor General by President Johnson; 1967, as Supreme Court Justice; landmark civil rights cases
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Judges; Lawyers; African Americans--Civil rights; African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc; United States Race relations; Kenya Politics and government; Nigeria Politics and government; Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; United States. Dept. of Justice; United States. Supreme Court
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1977
Physical Description
193 pages
Note (Biographical)
Supreme Court Justice
Note
Interviewed by Ed Edwin
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
10060552
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-81ss-6y60
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.